Abt 1105 - 1151 (46 years)
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Name |
Matilda |
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Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
Abt 1105 |
County of Boulogne, France [3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] |
Title(s) |
1125 (Age 20) [3] |
In 1125 she became the Countess of Boulogne. |
Crowned |
22 Mar 1136 (Age 31) |
Westminster Abbey, London, England [7] |
On 22 March 1136 she was crowned Queen Consort in Westminster Abbey. |
Military |
1141 (Age 36) [9] |
After Stephen was captured at the Battle of Lincoln in 1141, she rallied the king's partisans, and raised an army with the help of William of Ypres. While the Empress Matilda waited in London to prepare her coronation, Matilda and Stephen's brother Henry of Blois had her chased out of the city. The Empress Matilda went on to besiege Henry of Blois at Winchester. Matilda of Boulogne then commanded her army to attack the besiegers. There was a rout in which the Empress's half-brother, Robert of Gloucester, was captured. The two Matildas then agreed to exchange prisoners and Stephen ruled as king again. |
Death |
3 May 1151 |
Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex, England [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10] |
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Burial |
— |
Faversham Abbey, Faversham, Kent, England [3, 4, 6, 7, 9] |
- Her tomb was destroyed during the Reformation. [7]
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Person ID |
I3322 |
| Roy Line, Boudreau Line |
Last Modified |
15 May 2023 |
Family |
Stephen of Blois, King of England , b. 1095/96, Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France d. 25 Oct 1154, Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, England (Age 58 years) |
Marriage |
1125 |
Westminster Abbey, London, England [1, 3, 6, 7, 8] |
Age at Marriage |
She : ~ 20 years - He : ~ 29 years. |
Children |
| 1. Baldwin de Boulogne |
+ | 2. Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne, b. Abt 1129 d. 10 Aug 1153 (Age 24 years) |
| 3. Sir William FitzRoy, Count of Boulogne and Mortain , b. Abt 1135 d. Oct 1159, France (Age 24 years) |
| 4. Matilda, b. Abt 1133 d. Abt 1135, Tower of London, London, England (Age 2 years) |
+ | 5. Mary of Blois, Princess of England, b. Abt 1131, Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France d. 25 Jul 1180 (Age 49 years) |
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Family ID |
F2446 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
2 Aug 2021 |
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Notes |
- Death: Stuart (2002) gives her death as 3 July 1151 in Faversham, England. [6]
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Event Map |
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| Birth - Abt 1105 - County of Boulogne, France |
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| Marriage - 1125 - Westminster Abbey, London, England |
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| Child - Mary of Blois, Princess of England - Abt 1131 - Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France |
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| Crowned - 22 Mar 1136 - Westminster Abbey, London, England |
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| Death - 3 May 1151 - Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex, England |
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| Burial - — - Faversham Abbey, Faversham, Kent, England |
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Pin Legend |
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Sources |
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- [S309] Fraser, Antonia. The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975).
- [S1569] Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage web site, (Wellington, New Zealand: http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm, 2019).
- [S1940] Panton, Kenneth J. Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy, (Lanham, UK: Scarecrow Press, 2011).
- [S1941] Soud, David. Kings & Queens of Great Britain, (San Diego, California: Thunder Bay Press, 2017).
- [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).
- [S1682] Weir, Alison. Britain's Royal Families, (London: Vintage Books, 1989).
- [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982).
- [S304] Wikipedia, Matilda of Boulogne.
- [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941).
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